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Mary Barton

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Based on 950 Ratings and 164 Reviews

Book Description
This is Elizabeth Gaskell's first novel, a widely acclaimed work based on the actual murder, in 1831, of a progressive mill owner. It follows Mary Barton, daughter of a man implicated in the murder, through her adolescence, when she suffers the advances of the mill owner, and later through love and marriage. Set in Manchester, between 1837-42, it paints a powerful and moving picture of working-c... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (56 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages496
ISBN-100192817507
ISBN-13978-0192817501
Publication Date04/30/1987
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About Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (Author) : Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a published author. Some of the published credits of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell include Cranford (The literary heritage collection), Cousin Phillis, Wives and Daughters (... more
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About Edgar Wright (Editor) : Edgar Wright is a published editor. Published credits of Edgar Wright include Mary Barton (Oxford World's Classics).
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